"grison" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grisons [plural]
Etymology: From Old French gris (“gray”) + -on (diminutive suffix). Doublet of Grisons. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|gris||gray}} Old French gris (“gray”), {{doublet|en|Grisons}} Doublet of Grisons Head templates: {{en-noun}} grison (plural grisons)
  1. A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel. Hyponyms: greater grison (taxonomic: Galictis vittata), lesser grison (taxonomic: Galictis cuja) Translations (weasel like mammal (Galictis)): grisó [masculine] (Catalan), 巢鼬 (cháoyòu) (Chinese Mandarin), grisoni (Finnish), grison [masculine] (French), гризон (grizon) (Kazakh), grisón (Spanish), huroncito (Spanish)

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